Shorecliffs Golf Club

This could be a good course if better maintenance was performed.

Improvements are on the way but tee-off boxes in rough shape. Greens are pretty good though.

Front nine very tight but back nine opens up.

Marshalls were on the course and the staff in general were very helpful!

I'd go back but would warn any big hitters that need some room to stay away.

Have played this course many times but not recently and thought with the substantial rise in green fees that the course would be in much better shape, but it wasn't. I was only able to play the ball down in about 50% of the fairways.

The major improvement is in the "off course" facilities which appear to be up there with the best of the best and the associates that I encountered were very helpful and friendly. I didn't eat there this time, but if the food is as good as it used to be I would recommend.

I liked the original layout better but the new one isn't bad and will play here again.

I am willing to give most courses the benefit of the doubt at this time of year, but the condition of this course is embarrassimentand an absolute sham in terms of green fees. Nothing can justify the $90 green fee per person we paid considering the condition of the course. One par 4 is shorter than the previous par three, the tees are mostly uneven and crappy condition, and colors on the course that I haven’t seen outside of the Yosemite hot springs. Am I angry? You bet! Oh, the golf carts had comfortable seats.

All the tee boxes are being worked on so all levels hit from the same set up. Fairways are very spotty and mud on most holes even though there’s been no rain. Greens are in good shape.

All the tee box’s on the front 9 are pushed up to the women’s tees. Complete mud pit. Don’t bring a good pair of shoes. This course has gone down hill once again. Don’t waste your time or money.

Current conditions are very poor and getting worse, it seems. If the course is in this bad of conditions, why are they still wanting to charge as if it was pristine?! $40-50 is a good price range for this course, and cheaper on twilight. Management must be dellusional to think this course is worth what they want to charge. — I really wish they come to their senses!

Played yesterday, liked the round and pace, plus pricing under Troon Mgmt competitive and will open player volume in future. Now a club which fits the OC.

Real golfers understand what it takes to renovate a course, especially in as wet of a place as Southern California. People saying this place isn’t worth any money are wrong. It’s a gorgeous course, you can SEE the renovations being done, and the staff is some of the friendliest I’ve encountered. They drove my best friend out to the first tee so he wouldn’t miss our tee time, and they were extremely polite.

So before any trust fund golfers tell you this place isn’t worth its salt, check it out for yourself. Come prepared for ground under repair in some spots, and come with some respect for the staff and you’ll be treated to a wonderful day.

Only real gripe would be pace of place. Guys in front of us parked their cart in the middle of the fairway, 75 yards from the green every hole. This made it so we couldn’t hit our second shots on long par 5’s or we’d hit their cart while they were putting on the green. Then we rode up to them on a par 3. The old man waited on his phone at the tee box, smiling at his buddies when we pulled up. Nothing we could really do, because dad wanted to act like a child that day lol, but we had a great time and I can’t wait to see what they do with the place!

The new layout of the course is terrible in my opinion, some of the worst green complexes and hole layouts around. The cost is absurd with the condition of the course. Definitely not worth the 95+ dollars to play. It’s a shame, the course was fun before the renovation and the price was to match.

I’ve played a ton of public courses all over the nation, this one was the worst of them all. Very surprising though because it’s in beautiful San Clemente. do not waist your time or money with this one. This course needs a massive remodel. They are charging 95 dollars at times for a round, you should never pay more than 30$ to play here. After playing this course I felt disrespected for having payed 95$. Avoid at all cost. #remodelordestroy ow yea almost forgot some of the cart paths send you thru sewer drain lines 😂

There were multiple areas that were dug up.

And areas that were mud like they had trouble with the sprinklers that didn't go off.

On two or three holes they were laying wires for the timers, I guess. What a mess.

Several holes had fairways that had no grass.

The tee boxes were so hard you couldn't put your tee in.

Definitely would not recommend this course.

I played Shorecliffs many times before the renovation started, and this was my first post-renno round. I give the event a resounding “meh.” The parking lot and clubhouse are certainly very nice - superbly improved. The staff is and has always been very friendly. And I think the track is improved a little -still challenging and fun. But from tee to green, the course condition remains so-so. Lots of beat up areas, mid-fairway bogs and speckly greens. Lots of over-sanded tee boxes, making footing a challenge. Our cart was not made for golf (allegedly the course bought used ones from some non-golf entity) so we didn’t have room for all the usual stuff thrown in the dashboard bins. Little details, but they add up. Good to see the bar cart running, though!

They reversed the hole order, so back nine is now 1-9. Not sure how I feel about this.

So it comes down to price. On one hand, it’s still one of the thriftiest rounds in SW Orange County, at half the price of, say, Tijeras Creek. And you can get a tee time which seems to be getting harder elsewhere by the day. On the other hand, in spite of the course changes and improvements, the track is largely the same. And it’s in exactly the same condition as before when I was super happy paying $12-$40 a round. Bottom line: if you never played Shorecliffs before, and given the local area’s jacked-up green fees elsewhere, you would probably feel good about paying and playing here. But if you were a Shorecliffs regular before the renno you will definitely wonder why you are paying 2X for the same “very munie” round you used to play. Meh.

Customer service, Course layout and the new facade/restaurant are the only positive experience to this course. Fairways are in bad shape! No proper restroom until you get to restaurant/pro shop area. I can understand why this is no longer a Troon course, as it’s not even close to Troon quality.

Shorecliffs what can I say about the dog trap located next to the DMV and a drainage ditch. Couple years ago the course was 32$ and 38$ weekend rate and the course was always in solid shape and always packed. Now they request far too much money which has gone down 40$ over this past year because management is starting to realize they can’t fill time at a POS. If you guys get back down to af most 45$ weekend rate and 38$ weekly I guarantee you’ll see the tee sheet filled every single day but until then the locals have spoken…